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Conway: Marine Corps May Buy Limited Number of M-ATVs

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford While the Marine Corps is proceeding with a project to modify existing mine-resistant vehicles to prepare them for use in Afghanistan, the service also will likely buy some next-generation mine-deflecting vehicles under development, the service's top officer said yesterday. The Marine Corps "is not waiting for" the forthcoming M-ATVs, which are all-terrain versions of the popular Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs), Commandant Gen. James Conway told reporters on Capitol Hill. Still, Conway said, in the future:…

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